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The Joseph B. Gittler Award is given for an outstanding scholarly contribution in the field of the philosophy of one or more of the social sciences. The range of the social sciences is construed broadly so as to include anthropology, economics, education, government, history, psychology, sociology, and any other field that is normally located within the social science division in contemporary colleges and universities.

This prize was established in 2007 with funds donated by the estate of Joseph B. Gittler.

Award

$4,000. The winner will be presented with the award at the Eastern Division meeting of the association.

Frequency: Annual

Next Award: 2015

Previous Award: 2014

Next Deadline: March 15, 2015

Criteria and Eligibility

A contribution may be a book, a single article, or a connected set of articles. All nominated contributions must have been published within five years prior to the deadline. Nominated contributions may be co-authored, but a single individual must be designated as the proposed recipient of the award. Contributions will be limited to three articles or books per nominee. At least one of the submissions should be single authored.The nominated author must be a member in good standing of the APA.

Nominations

Each nomination must be made by an APA member in good standing, other than the author. Each member may submit only one nomination. Nominations should include complete publication information and may include a statement in support of the nomination. The APA will contact nominated authors to confirm willingness to be considered and to secure copies of the nominated contributions and the author's CV.

Only members may submit nominations; please sign in to access the nomination form.

Selection

Note

The American Psychological Foundation has a separate Joseph B. Gittler Prize, which is presented to a scholar whose body of work or whose individual work is judged to be a significant contribution to the philosophical foundations of psychology. For more information on that prize, including information on nominations, visit the APF website.